Bark-peeler.



No. 875,849. 'PATENTED JAN. 7 1908. G. R. RISHEL & E. H. WYKOFF.

BARK PEBLER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.21,1907.

atfozuu o 1T0 all whqm it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE BISHEL AND ELMO H. WYKOFF, OF ALEXANDRIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BARK-PEELER.

Application filed Beit known that we, GEORGE R. RIsHEL and E MO H.WYKOFF, citizens of the United States, residing at Alexandria, in thecounty of 'Huntingdon'and State of Pennsylvania,

have invented certain new and useful IIn-' provements in Bark-Peelers,of which the following is a specification.

This invention aims to provide a novel form of tool especially designedfor stripping bark from trees and from such logs as are intended formanufacturing pulp for paper stock, the tool embodying a stripping bladeand a chopping blade, the latter for removing knots met with in thepeeling operation.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and t the meansfor effecting the result, reference is to be had tothe followingdescription and accompanying drawings.

While the invention may be adapted to different forms and conditions bychanges in the structure and minor details, without departingfrom thespirit or essential features thereof, still the preferred embodiment isshown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tool embodying the invention showingthe inanner of using the same. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the toolas seen from a difl'erent point. Fig. 3 is a cross section of the bladeon the line a;a: of F ig."2. Corresponding and like parts'are referredto in the following description and indicated in all the views of thedrawings by the same reference characters.

The tool embodies an oblong blade 1 curved transversely between itslongitudinal edges and having its front edge 2 sharpened and provided atits rear end with'a shank 3 and socket 4, the latter receiving the endof a handle 5. A longitudinal slot 6 is formed in the inner end portionof the socket 4 to receive a drift or like tool to admit of removing thestubtor broken end of a handle. The blade, shank and socket are ofintegral formation.- The transverse curvature of the Specification ofLetters Patent.

March 21. 1907- Serial No- 363.673-

Patented Jan. 7, 1908.

blade 1 may be such as best adapted for the articular work in hand andis usually formed on a circle having a ten or twelve inch diameter. Astraight blade 7 is provided at one edge of the. blade 1 and terminatessome distance from the cutting edge 2. The blade 7 is straight and itsouter edge is curved, said blade being'utilized to remove knotsobstructing the advance of the blade 1 when stripping the bark from alog. The blade 7 is used in substantially the same manner as a hatchetor arc, the tool being wielded by gripping the handle 5 in substantiallythe same manner as an ax or hatchet.

To strip the bark from a tree after the latter has been felled, the edge2 is inserted bei tween the trunk of the tree and the bark, and thehandle 5 is grasped and the tool pressed forward. WVhen a knot isencountered, the tool is withdrawn and thesame wielded to knot afterwhich the tool is returned to the position occupied when the knot wasmet with, and the stripping of the bark continued by pressing forwardupon the handle 5.

is claimed as new is:

1; A tool for removing bark from trees, the same comprising atransversely curved stripping blade having its front edge sharpened, anda flat chopping blade at the longitudinal edge of the stripping blade.

2. A tool for removing bark from trees, comprising an oblong strippingblade transversely curved and having its longitudinal elements straightand its front edge sharpened,and a flat chopping blade at thelongitudinal edge of the stripping blade and set back some distance fromthe cutting edge thereof.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE R. RISHEL. a. S.] ELMO n. WYKOFF. a 8.

Witnesses;

S. Ross BLACK, LETTY J. STEEL.

bring the blade 7 into play for removing the Having thus described theinvention, what

